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Results of the Matching Program
for 2009-2010 Positions


INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS

(To view summary statistics and comparisons to previous years click here.)
(To view statistics for applicants click here.)

PARTICIPATION
  GPR AEGD OMS PED ORTHO TOTAL
             
Institutions Participating in the Match

 137 42 90 62 51 382
Programs Participating in the Match

 138 45 102 71 52 408
Positions Offered in the Match

 745 228 206 297 255 1731
Distribution of Positions to Programs
  Number of Programs
Number of Positions GPR AEGD OMS PED ORTHO TOTAL
1 3 4 27 3 2 39
2 16 8 52 12 2 90
3 18 7 18 12 8 63
4 30 5 4 17 14 70
5 24 3 1 13 9 50
6 18 9 0 8 10 45
7 5 2 0 1 3 11
8 or more 24 7 0 5 4 40

 

RANKINGS
  GPR AEGD OMS PED ORTHO TOTAL
             
Rankings Submitted by Programs

 2304 531 1367 1189 1199 6590
Average of the Number of Ranks Submitted Per Position Offered for Each Program            
       Programs Filling All Positions 3.9 2.9 7.1 4.3 5.0 5.1
       Programs With Unfilled Positions 2.7 1.8 5.3 3.6 3.0 2.7
       All Programs 3.4 2.2 7.0 4.3 5.0 4.5
             
Number of Mutual Rankings (i.e. program and applicant ranked each other) 1644 313 1305 1088 1157 5507
             
Number of Applicants Ranked By At Least One Program (“Acceptable Applicants”) 825 312 286 384 403
             
Ratio of “Acceptable Applicants” Per Position Offered 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.6

 

MATCH RESULTS
    GPR AEGD OMS PED ORTHO TOTAL
               
Filled: Programs Filled in the Match 81 19 96 63 51 310
  Positions Filled in the Match 573 149 200 285 252 1459
               
Unfilled: Programs with Unfilled Positions 57 26 6 8 1 98
  Positions Remaining Unfilled 172 79 6 12 3 272

Notes on Unfilled Programs and Positions:
  GPR: No ranks were submitted for 17 positions in 6 programs. Two programs (4 positions) requested that the unfilled positions be excluded from the list of programs with available positions after the Match.
  AEGD: No ranks were submitted for 23 positions in 8 programs. One program (4 positions) requested that the unfilled positions be excluded from the list of programs with available positions after the Match.
  OMS: Five of the unfilled programs (5 positions) were MD required programs.
  PED: There was no stipend offered for 3 of the unfilled positions in 1 program.


Distribution of the Ratio of the Highest Matched Rank to the Number of Positions Filled
(this indicates “how far down the list” a program went to fill its positions)

  Ratio of Highest Matched Number of Programs
  Rank/Positions Filled GPR AEGD OMS PED ORTHO TOTAL
     1.0 to less than 1.5 31 13 36 19 13 112
     1.5 to less than 2.0 15 3 6 10 10 44
     2.0 to less than 2.5 24 4 13 16 14 71
     2.5 to less than 3.0 15 4 11 7 8 45
     3.0 to less than 3.5 15 5 9 10 2 41
     3.5 to less than 4.0 4 1 6 3 2 16
     4.0 and higher 25 4 21 4 3 57
     No Positions Filled 9 11 0 2 0 22
 
   Total
138
45
102
71
52
408
 
   Overall Average
2.7
2.6
2.7
2.2
2.2
2.5

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